Category: Rocket

NASA’s new high dynamic camera can correctly expose for rocket combustion

Udi Tirosh

If you’ve ever seen a rocket engine in action, you probably noticed the bright flame that emerges from the back of it. In fact, that bright fire was probably just an overexposed blob. Nasa’s new High Dynamic Camera system – the HiDyRS-X uses HDR techniques to show that wonderful flame in all its glory. It does […]

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Watch this GoPro hit Mach 5.5 while attached to the SpaceLoft–10 research rocket

Gannon Burgett

GoPros all over the world have captured incredible footage. From the tops of tallest mountains to the deepest depths of the sea, the little action cams have seen it all. But their adventures aren’t limited to life here on Earth, as we’ve seen before. Today, GoPro gives us yet another look at the space-bound endeavors […]

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Here are the incredible photos behind SpaceX’s historic Falcon 9 rocket landing

Gannon Burgett

Six months after a experiencing a catastrophic explosion while en route to the International Space Station, SpaceX successfully delivered a payload to space and landed its 230-foot-tall Falcon 9 rocket upright upon its return to Earth. Minutes after delivering 11 satellites into orbit via its ORBCOMM–2 payload, the first stage rocket fell back down into […]

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